On Saturday, October 7, Mempho Fest closed with a final set from the "Mempho All-Stars" to honor three fallen Southern-rock greats who passed away earlier this year: Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, and Col. Bruce Hampton. With Lettuce/Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno as the Musical Director, the band featured a rotating cast of musicians, including bassist Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company, Allman Brothers Band), guitarist Steve Kimock, harmonica player/vocalist John Popper, steel guitarist Robert Randolph, drummer/percussionist Jeff Sipe, drummer/percussionist Wally Ingram, guitarist Papa Mali, guitarist Eric McFadden, vocalist Leslie Mendelson, keyboardist Peter Levin, vocalist Lamar Williams Jr., bassist Tad Kinchla, banjo player Rev. Jeff Mosier and bassist MonoNeon. This particular super jam presented a new energy of Allman and Col. Bruce regulars, from “Dreams,” “Whipping Post,” “Liz Reed,” and “Please Call Home” to “Yield Not To Temptation” and “Lovelight.” For many on the stage, this set served as a therapeutic coming together of family and friends who lost these musical mentors earlier in the year. The love was mutual between band and audience, as the music became the center-point to a collective energy greater than the sum of its parts.

[Mixed & Mastered by Terry Manning]

One Way Out (Steve Kimock, John Popper, Lamar Williams Jr., Robert Randolph)

Midnight Rider (Steve Kimock, Lamar Williams Jr., Leslie Mendelson)

I've Got Dreams To Remember (Leslie Mendelson)

I'm A Ram (Papa Mali, MonoNeon, DJ Logic)

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Steve Kimock)

Dreams (Steve Kimock, Lamar Williams Jr.)

Don't Keep Me Wonderin' (Steve Kimock, Lamar Williams Jr.)

On Friday, October 6, the "Mempho All-Stars" kicked off their first of two shows over the Mempho Music Festival weekend. Minglewood Hall played host to the first-ever "Mempho All-Stars Play Dead" show, produced by Big River Presents and Relix.

Mempho All-Stars Play Dead, 10/6/17:
Steve Kimock, MD, guitar (Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends)
Oteil Burbridge, bass (Allman Brothers, Dead & Company, Aquarium Rescue Unit)
Jeff Sipe, drums/percussion (Aquarium Rescue Unit)
Wally Ingram, drums/percussion (Timbuk 3, Stockholm Syndrome, David Lindley, Sheryl Crow)
Ike Stubblefield, keys
Peter Levin, keys(Gregg Allman Band)
Papa Mali, guitar (7 Walkers)
Eric McFadden, guitar (P-Funk Allstars, Stockholm Syndrome) 
Eric Krasno, guitar (Lettuce/Soulive)
Robert Randolph, steel guitar (Robert Randolph & The Family Band)
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer, guitar
Rev. Jeff Mosier, banjo/vocalist (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Blueground Undergrass)
MonoNeon, bass
DJ Logic
Leslie Mendelson, vocals
Lamar Williams Jr., vocals (Les Brers)

[Audio Mixed & Mastered by Terry Manning]

Black Muddy River (Rev. Jeff Mosier)

Take Me To The River (Leslie Mendelson) > Not Fade Away (Eric McFadden)

Shakedown Street (DJ Logic, Eric Krasno, Leslie Mendelson)

All Shook Up (Eric McFadden)

New Minglewood Blues(Papa Mali, Eric McFadden) > I Know You Rider(TAZ, Rev Jeff Mosier)

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